Armed robber raids deli
POLICE are asking for the public’s help in locating the person responsible for an armed robbery at a local eatery Wednesday afternoon.
'Fired because I am Muslim'
A FORMER police officer has applied for leave to apply for judicial review of the commissioner of police’s decision to discharge him from the Royal Bahamas Police Force allegedly because of his unwillingness to compromise a key component of his Musli
Jury find Blair raid gunman guilty
TIANO D’Haiti was convicted by a Supreme Court jury yesterday after finding him unanimously guilty for the role he played in the October 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright.
Two accused of killings in separate murder cases
TWO men in their early to mid-twenties were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two separate murders, one of which occurred in 2015. Kyle Farrington, 25, of Doris Johnson Estates, and Lethario Davis, 23, of East Wood Apple C
Eight-year-old killed doing homework as man shot dead
AN eight-year-old boy, believed to be doing his homework, died in hospital after a stray bullet ripped through his wooden home in Chippingham, Senior Assistant Police Commissioner Stephen Dean said.
Jury hears final arguments in Blair home raid case
SUPREME Court jurors yesterday heard submissions from both Crown prosecutors and defense counsel as to why Tiano D'Haiti should or should not be convicted and sentenced for the October 2014 murder of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright.
Court case clarification
THE Tribune would like to clarify the particulars of a news story published on Friday, September 22 under the headline “Man Cleared In Blair Raid Case.”
$300,000 marijuana find
THERE was a significant drug seizure in North Bimini on Wednesday, resulting in the discovery of more than $300,000 worth of suspected marijuana, police reported. According to Assistant Superintendent Terecita Pinder, officers were on routine patrol
Handgun seized by police officers
OFFICERS from the Mobile Division took two men into custody after they seized another illegal handgun off the streets of New Providence on Sunday. Shortly after 9.30am, police said “alert” officers were on routine patrol in the area of Anthol Road i
Two men wanted in connection with murders held by police
Two men wanted for questioning in connection with murders were taken into custody on Friday.
Man cleared in Blair raid case
A SUPREME Court jury yesterday acquitted one of two men accused of the October 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright after finding insufficient evidence to convict him for the role prosecutors alleged he played in the crime.
Double murder trial delayed
FIVE men accused of the double murder of a Holmes Rock couple were in the Supreme Court for what was supposed to be the start of their trial, however it was postponed to October 3.
Ankle bracelets are failing, says minister
MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames yesterday outlined the chronic challenges the country faces in its fight against crime, while noting murders are up 41 per cent compared to this time last year, but overall crime is down by 19 per cent.
Love fails to show - so police given arrest order
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday ordered the immediate arrest of media personality Christina “Chrissy Love” Thompson after she failed to appear before her for the fourth time to face charges of contempt of court.
Archer must pay charities and apologise
OUTSPOKEN self-styled activist Omar Archer Sr was yesterday convicted and sentenced to 21 days in prison by a Supreme Court judge for contemptuous remarks he previously made about the legal proceedings against former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson.How
